The Marine Committee having recommended William Barnes for first lieutenant on board one of the frigates built at Philadelphia; Thomas Vaughan, (second mate of the ship Alfred,) to be third lieutenant of the Washington frigate, commanded by Thomas Read, Esqr and Elisha Hinman, to the command of the Cabot,

Resolved, That they be accepted, and that commissions be granted to them accordingly; and that captain [Dudley] Saltonstal be ordered to discharge Mr. Vaughan, that he may repair to the command to which he is now appointed.